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Welcome to West Michigan ACCA!
Phone: 616-915-2565 cell
Fax: 231-856-0006 if line is busy please CALL the cell phone number above
OR Email Jan at wmiacca@triton.net
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Looking to Hire - What about Ferris Graduates - They will be at the March 15, 2012, HVACR Trade Show so stop in and see what they are learning? |
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Golf Outing is on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Don't delay sign up today! To sign up click on the link above and the information is on the second page, then send the completed form to fax number 231-856-0006 to place your reservations.
April 17, 2012, Speaker Meeting at the Swan Inn on Alpine Avenue, Grand Rapids MI. 6-8:00 p.m. Place your reservation by calling 231-856-0006 before noon.
Thursday, March 15, 2012, is our HVACR Trade Show and we have some exciting things planned.
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Need to earn your CEHs for your NATE certification? Then attend our one-hour mini training session on "Process / Recovery and Evacuation" and ask for your certificate of attendance to get your CEHs for NATE. Attend the Code Update session, or the surprise training session to further your learning experience. We are offering free mini training / educational, one-hour training sessions free at the show.
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Send three employees from your company to the trade show and win your free, 3-hour training session at one of our upcoming training sessions. You decide which training session to use your certificate on.
4:30-5:00 PM Update on Mechanical Codes
5:00-6:00 PM Process/Recovery & Evacuations (qualifies for NATE CEUs)
6:00-6:30 PM Hi-Efficient Boilers
6:30-7:00 PM Sales and Service Tools
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Looking to hire? There will be students from Ferris State University and Grand Rapids Community College looking for work.
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Need uniforms for your employees, safety equipment and supplies, or a new cargo van for your technicians
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A new web page that is user friendly?
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Free food and free door prize drawings.
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All of the above in one place on March 15, from 4-7:00 P.M. and to help you out here is the HVACR Trade Show flyer. Event located at the Casino Club on 3260 Salerno Drive NE (right off Plainfield) Grand Rapids, MI 49525.
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Tuseday, February 21, 2012, we have two speakers! See the newsletter for more information.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - Speaker Dinner Meeting at Swan Inn Motel and Restaurant located at 5182 Alpine Avenue Northwest Comstock Park, MI 49321. Speaker is Matthew Smith. Newsletter
The Topic is: “PAY ME! Construction Lien, Builders Trust and Bond Claims in Michigan”
1. Basic Collection issues.
2. Preparing and serving Notice of Furnishings Recording and Foreclosing Construction Liens. (Recent Updates in the Construction Lien Statute).
3. Bond Claims on Public Projects.
4. Michigan Building Contract Fund Act Claims. Individual liability and getting paid in Bankruptcy.
5. NSF check claims.
6. Round Table discussion on future legal topics to discuss
a. Corporate and Limited Liability Formation and licensing issues.
b. Business succession planning and mergers.
c. Labor and employment issues: Civil Rights, Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Unemployment and Union claims.
Agenda
5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Social Hour
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Speaker
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011- Meeting--and Newsletter. This meeting is located at Malarky’s Bar and Grill, 3210 Deposit Dr. NE, Grand Rapids MI. Topic: Inspector’s Panel Discussions: Required testing procedures for duct smoke detectors; furnace and domestic water heater's required drain pans, drain lines, floor drains, aux drain switches, drain pan switches, need for shutting off water supply, power or gas supply; multi-level venting systems (grand fathered in?); SSU's or switches with GFI plug protection; and anything else that may come up for discussion. This is expected to be a win win learning meeting between our area inspectors and contactors!
Presenters: Jerry Payne from Wyoming; yes - one or two from Grand Rapids, maybe still someone from Cascade, & Jim Hoppus from Muskegon.
September 24, 2011--Combustion Training 3-Hours, Hands on! Learn to Identify Elements of Combustion Process, Understand Key Elements of Combustion Efficiency, List of Common Combustion Measurements, Know Combustion Safety Concerns, Know Applications of Combustion Analysis Tools, Know Operation of Combustion Analysis Tools, Learn Why We Measure, Know Why It Is Important To The Environment, How To Process Paperwork For The $50 Incentive (10 min.)
When I hear HVACR contractors asking, "How do they do it - Profits at Year End?" Well here's one of the secretes of profitable HVACR contractors today. Training and more training. The profitable contractors are investing in their first customer-the employees to provide safe and reliable service to the company's customers. On many different levels training works for the growing their companies. We are providing a 3-hours Combustion Training session that is hands-on, plus, there will be a 10 minute session on preparing paperwork for the $50 incentives for your customers. Gary VanDenBerg will be the instructor for this training session and he has received great reviews for his training sessions on combustion. Training will be held on Saturday morning -- Sept. 24 in Grand Rapids - a few seats are yet available....sign-up today; don't delay.
We will be scheduling more training sessions. If we can help you with training please let us know.
Phil Forner Honored With ACCA's Distinguished Service Award!
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), the nation’s largest association of indoor environmental systems professionals, has awarded Phil Forner with the association’s Distinguished Service Award.
Forner of Allendale Heating Company, Inc. in Allendale, Mich., was selected for his extensive volunteer involvement in ACCA. He has given freely of his time and talents and has served on many ACCA committees and task teams, has been a representative for ACCA on the International Code Council Residential Plumbing and Mechanical Technical Committee, and also served on the ACCA Board of Directors, including a term as Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2007 – 2008.Forner has played an integral role in getting the association involved in Codes and forming a code committee, as well as laying the ground work for the Standards Task Team to receive ANSI approval for many of ACCA manuals.
“Phil’s contributions to ACCA truly enhance the membership experience for all contractors,” says John Sedine, ACCA Chairman. “He has been dedicated to technical excellence and moving the industry forward in a way that few other contractors have been and has raised the bar for the HVACR industry as whole.”
Forner was recognized at ACCA’s 43rd Annual Conference and Indoor Air Expo, held this week in San Antonio, Texas. He was presented the Distinguished Service Award in front of ACCA contractor members at the association’s annual Town Hall Meeting.
ACCA’s Distinguished Service Award is presented occasionally to an outstanding volunteer contributor to the association.
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) is a non-profit association serving more than 60,000 professionals and 4,000businesses in the indoor environmental and energy servicescommunity. Founded more than 40 years ago, today ACCA sets the standards for quality comfort systems, provides leading-edge education for contractors and their employees, and fights for the interests of professional contractors in every state in the country. Learnmore at https://www.acca.org/.
November 23rd Speaker Meeting--Doug Zentz talked about why Michigan would be forced to adopt the building codes and why we should accept these standards? Interested read more here.
Here is our membership brochure for technicians, contractors, suppliers, and schools; and it is a self-mailer. Here you will find a summery of benefits and our affinity partners at all three levels of our federation. For more details go to our benefits for members, miacca.org (state level) or acca.org (national level)
Did you miss the last meeting on January 20, 2009? Here is the "GREEN" Presentation Presented by Doug Zentz from FSU (phone number 231-591-3083).
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